Moto 森: Forest; WoodsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シン
- Kun'yomi
- もり
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 42 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シン)
- 森林しんりんforest; woods
- 森厳しんげんsolemn
- 森林保全しんりんほぜんforest preservation; forestry preservation
- 森林保護しんりんほごforest protection
- 森林公園しんりんこうえんforest park
- 森林再生しんりんさいせいreforestation
- 森林地しんりんちwoodland; forested area
- 森林地帯しんりんちたいwooded country; wooded (timber) region
- 森林学しんりんがくforestry
- 森林帯しんりんたいforest zone
- 森林法しんりんほうthe Forest Act
- 森林浴しんりんよくforest bathing; forest therapy
- 森林火災しんりんかさいforest fire
- 森林狼しんりんおおかみtimber wolf; lobo
- 森林率しんりんりつproportion of forested land; proportion of land which is forested
- 森林生態学しんりんせいたいがくforest ecology
- 森林破壊しんりんはかいdeforestation
- 森林鉄道しんりんてつどうforest railroad
- 森林限界しんりんげんかいtree line; forest line
- 森森しんしんdeeply forested
- 森立しんりつstanding close together
- 森羅万象しんらばんしょうall things in nature; the whole creation
- 森閑しんかんsilent; still
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 森もりforest
- 大森おおもりlarge forest
- 木を見て森を見ずきをみてもりをみずto not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
- 森の奥もりのおくdeep in the forest
- 森の都もりのみやこtree-clad town
- 森ガールもりガールfashion style for young women invoking a soft, forest-like feeling
- 森梟もりふくろうtawny owl (Strix aluco); brown owl
- 森猪もりいのししgiant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)
- 森薊もりあざみCirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family)
- 森青蛙もりあおがえるforest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
- 鎮守の森ちんじゅのもりgrove of the village shrine
- 青森あおもりAomori (city, prefecture)
- 青森ねぶた祭あおもりねぶたまつりAomori Nebuta Festival (August 2-7)
- 青森ねぶた祭りあおもりねぶたまつりAomori Nebuta Festival (August 2-7)
- 青森椴松あおもりとどまつMaries' fir (Abies mariesii)
- 青森県あおもりけんAomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Other readings
- 森々しんしんdeeply forested
- 森茶翅蜚蠊もりちゃばねごきぶりBlattella nipponica (species of cockroach)
- 森雲雀もりひばりwoodlark (Lullula arborea)
Kanji that often appear with 森
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